The Masked Singer (British TV series) series 7

The commissioning of the seventh series was announced along with the previous series by ITV in October 2024, as part of a further two-year contract.^[1] Filming for the series took place in October 2025 at Bovingdon Studios in Hertfordshire, with the public being invited to apply for tickets to be in the audience.^[2][3] The series began airing on 3 January 2026, following the show's Christmas special episode that aired on 26 December 2025.^[4][5] The first trailer for the series aired on 7 December 2025, during the final of the twenty-fifth series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!. It featured a preview of the costume masks for the series, followed by host Joel Dommett who removed a beanie hat before teasing "the most unmaskings ever".

It was also confirmed that this series would feature special "Masked Bands" during the course of the series. Two exclusive masks, "Goldfish" and "Emperor Penguin", fronted their own bands "No Trout" and "Antarctic Funkeys" in the first and second episodes respectively.^[6] An additional mask, "Mole Dommett", appeared in the fifth episode to provide extra clues for the panel;^[7] "Mole Dommett" was revealed as Olly Murs in the following episode.^[8]

Series 7 panellists and host

Mo Gilligan

Maya Jama

Davina McCall

Jonathan Ross

Joel Dommett

Prior to the series, it was announced that Joel Dommett would return as the show's presenter, with Jonathan Ross, Davina McCall, Mo Gilligan and Maya Jama all returning to the panel.^[9]

Anne-Marie and Matt Lucas served as guest panellists in the first and second episodes after being unmasked as "Goldfish" and "Emperor Penguin" respectively. Freddie Flintoff served as a guest panellist in the third episode. Ben Shephard, who would later be revealed as "Conkers" in the final, served as a guest panellist in the fourth episode. Perrie Edwards served as a guest panellist in the fifth episode. Olly Murs served as a guest panellist in the sixth episode after being unmasked as "Mole Dommett". Katherine Ryan, who appeared in the fourth series as "Pigeon", served as a guest panellist in the semi-final. Samantha Barks, who won the previous series as "Pufferfish", served as a guest panellist in the final.

The fifteen costume masks, including the three exclusive masks, were revealed prior to the show's airing.^[10] Red Panda was edited out of the first episode due to their song choice being deemed inappropriate following the 2026 Crans-Montana bar fire in Switzerland.^[11]

The celebrities who competed in the seventh series of The Masked Singer, pictured in order of elimination (L-R):
Special Guest: Anne-Marie ("Goldfish"), Alex Jones ("Disc Jockey"), Special Guest: Matt Lucas ("Emperor Penguin"), Professor Green ("Teabag"), John Lydon ("Yak"), Marcella Detroit ("Gargoyle"), Kate Nash ("Monkey Business"), Anton Du Beke ("Arctic Fox"), Special Guest: Olly Murs ("Mole Dommett"), Harry Hill ("Red Panda"), Ben Fogle ("Sloth"), Marvin Humes ("Can of Worms"), Ben Shephard ("Conkers"), and Keisha Buchanan ("Moth")

Not pictured: Mica Paris ("Toastie")

Official ratings are taken from BARB, utilising the four-screen dashboard which includes viewers who watched the programme on laptops, smartphones, and tablets within 7 days of the original broadcast.^[15]